News haiku for April 30

Willem-Alexander became the first Dutch king in more than a century Tuesday as his mother, Beatrix, abdicated after 33 years as queen. (AP/Robin Utrecht)

Reign, rain, must rein in: New Dutch king, storm on Saturn, Death in Damascus.

For more on Holland’s new king, click here.
For more on Saturn’s hurricane, click here.
For more on a recent car bomb in Syria, click here.

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This is my final daily news haiku for National Poetry Month. Thank you to everyone who read and participated. I learned that Twitter is the best vehicle for a daily haiku and I may continue this project there!